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Jaczko resigns under GOP pressure - TheDC

| Neil Munro
NRC Dissension.JPEG

Resignation comes amid a stepped-up investigation by House Republicans

Issa tightens pressure on Obama's Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman - TheDC

| Neil Munro
Gregory Jaczko

A close ally of Harry Reid, Obama’s Nuclear Regulatory chairman Gregory Jaczko allegedly verbally abused staffersx

US licenses first nuclear reactors since 1978 - MSNBC

| InternAdmin
San Onofre Shutdown

Federal commission’s chairman opposes the licensing: ‘There is still more work’ to be done to ensure safety

Jaczko's mismanagement of the NRC has consequences

| Rep. John Shimkus

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission head is partially to blame for the feds’ failure to secure high-level nuclear waste

White House ducks Issa hearing on nuclear commission dispute - TheDC

| Neil Munro
Darrell Issa

‘It’s hard to reach any other conclusion than the White House is in denial about the severity of the situation at the NRC’

NRC panel: Nuke chief damages agency - AP

| admin
Nuclear Safety

Four commissioners say they have ‘grave concerns’ about the panel chairman

NRC allows closure of Yucca Mountain nuclear dump - AP

| admin
Yucca Mountain Politics

Commission split opens path for licensing board to shut down nuclear waste site

NRC claims to have 'robust emergency preparedness program' for floodwater and wildfire risks - CBS News

| interns
Photo credit AP

The NRC head downplays risk from floodwater and wildfires in to nuclear facilities in New Mexico and Nebraska

Inspector general: Chairman withheld information in Yucca shutdown - TheDC

| John Rossomando
Yucca Mountain Politics

Controversial nuclear waste decision has been anything but transparent, report says

Will there be a nuclear meltdown in your backyard?

| Chet Nagle

Several nuclear power plants in the U.S. are located in earthquake zones and/or tsunami zones.

The truth about Obama and nuclear power

| Chris Horner

Obama has always opposed nuclear power and he always will.

A safe place for waste

| Rep. Joe Pitts

In February of this year, President Obama announced his support for billions of dollars in loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors in Georgia. This is the first nuclear power plant project to break ground in nearly three decades

Nuclear security: The significance of Sharif Mobley

| Charles Faddis

We have neglected the security of our nuclear power plants for many years, entrusting their security to poorly trained and poorly equipped private security guard forces. We have done this despite intelligence dating back at least to 2001 concerning al-Qaida’s interest in an attack on such facilities

NJ terror suspect worked for US nuclear plants - Associated Press

| interns

An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants

America’s nuclear option at home

| Mark McIntosh

In the president’s State of the Union speech and subsequent 2011 proposed budget, he threw his environmental community supporters a significant curve ball by proposing a significant increase in financial incentives to build more nuclear power plants. The mere mention of nuclear power during the speech was a thinly veiled attempt to bring Republicans on board to support his presently unpopular cap-and-trade proposal languishing in the Senate. The question is whether Republicans can and should trust that the president is sincere on this issue.

Obama set to give loan for nuclear power plant - AP

| Pat McMahon

Obama Administration set to give out the first loan to build a nuclear power plant in the U.S. in almost thirty years